South Korea

SOUTH KOREA

INDICATORS

FUNDING & INVESTMENT

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Government investment in nanotechnology

NA

Private investment in nanotechnology

NA

Research & development expenditure

Research & development expenditure (% of GDP)

Abbreviation:

R&D expenditure (% of GDP)
2021/01/01
2021/12/31
4.93
Percent
45412
1st

Total investment in nanotechnology

NA

HUMAN CAPITAL

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Number of Nanotechnology Researchers

NA

Population

All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.

Abbreviation:

Population
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
51,712,619
People
2023/12/31
28th

Researchers in R&D (per million people)

Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

Abbreviation:

Researchers in R&D
2020/01/01
2020/12/31
8,714
People
2022/12/31
1st

SCIENCE

Time

Quantity

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Average citation per nano-article

It is the average number of times the nanotechnology articles published within a year have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports.

Abbreviation:

Average citation per nano-article
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
3.15
Citation per article
2024/07/03
27th

Citations to nanotechnology publications

The total number of times all records have been cited: This field displays the total number of citations to all of the nanotechnology-related articles in the set of search results.

Abbreviation:

Total citations
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
36,467
Citation
2024/07/03
5th

Five year average citation per nano-article

It is the average number of times the nano-articles published within the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports.

Abbreviation:

5 year average citation
2021/01/01
2021/12/31
25.98
Citation per article
2024/08/06
19th

Five year h-Index of nanotechnology publications

This indicator displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications published during a 5-year period that ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count.

Abbreviation:

Five year h-Index
2022/01/01
2022/12/31
186.00
--
2023/05/01
6th

h-Index of nanotechnology publications

This field displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count. The h-index is the number of the item/publication in the h rank of the mentioned ranking that has at least "h" citations. For example, an h-index of 20 means 20 items have 20 citations or more. This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited.

Abbreviation:

h-Index of nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
39.00
--
2024/07/03
6th

Local share in nanoscience

Share of nanotechnology-related articles of total articles of a country indexed in Web of Science (WoS).

Abbreviation:

Local share in nanoscience (Percent)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
13.73
Percent
2024/03/31
12th

Nanotechnology publications

Number of nanotechnology-related articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS)

Abbreviation:

Nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
11,595
Article
2024/07/03
4th

Nanotechnology publications in Q1 journals

The number of nanotechnology articles published in the first quartile journals (i.e., Q1) that have an Impact Factor (IF) in the top 25% of journals of their subject categories according to the Journal Citation Report (SJR). .

Abbreviation:

Q1 Nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
7,553
Article
2023/12/31
4th

Nanotechnology publications in top 10% journals

The number of nano-articles published in the top 10% of the journals having the highest Impact Factor (IF) in their subject categories according to the Journal Citation Report (SJR).

Abbreviation:

Top 10% nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
4,152
Article
2023/12/31
3rd

Nanotechnology publications per GDP(ppp)

Number of nanotechnology-related articles per billion $ GDP(PPP)

Abbreviation:

nano-article per DGP(ppp)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
4.15
Article per billion $
2023/12/31
5th

Nanotechnology publications per Million people

Ratio of nanotechnology-related articles to country population (per million people)

Abbreviation:

Nano-articles per Million people
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
224.22
Article per million people
2023/12/31
5th

National priority in nanoscience

Ratio of share of nano-articles of a country of total nano-articles to share of articles of the country of total articles in the same period

Abbreviation:

National priority in nanoscience
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
1.55
--
2024/03/31
12th

Share of international collaboration in nanoscience

Share of joint nanotechnology articles between one country and other countries.

Abbreviation:

International collaboration
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
48.39
Percent
2023/12/31
114th

Share of Q1 nanotechnology publications

Share of nanotechnology articles published in the first quartile journal (i.e., Q1) of total nanotechnology articles published by a country/organization.

Abbreviation:

Share of Q1 nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
65.14
Percent
2023/12/31
7th

Share of top 10% nano-articles of Q1 nano-articles

Share of nano-articles published in the top 10 % journals of nano-articles published in the first quartile journal (i.e., Q1) by a country/organization based on the amount of JCR impact factor.

Abbreviation:

Top 10% to Q1 nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
54.97
Percent
2023/12/31
12th

Share of top 10% nanotechnology publications

Share of nano-articles published in the top 10 % journals of total nano-articles published by a country/organization based on the amount of JCR impact factor.

Abbreviation:

Shre of top 10% nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
35.81
Percent
2023/12/31
6th

Total scientific publications

Number of total Web of Science (WoS) indexed articles.

Abbreviation:

Total articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
84,428
Article
2024/03/31
12th

INNOVATION

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Nanotechnology patents in EPO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in EPO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Nanopatent (EPO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
227
Patent
2023/12/31
4th

Nanotechnology patents in German patent office (DPMA)

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Nanopetents (DPMA)
2015/01/01
2015/12/31
6
Patent
2015/12/31
4th

Nanotechnology patents in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology granted patents in USPTO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Nanopatent (USPTO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
952
Patent
2023/12/31
2nd

Nanotechnology published patent applications in EPO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patent applications published (but not yet granted) in EPO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Published Nanopatent applications (EPO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
476
Patent
2023/12/31
3rd

Nanotechnology published patent applications in German patent office (DPMA)

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patents applications published (but not yet granted) in German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Published Nanopatent applications (DPMA)
2015/01/01
2015/12/31
33
Patent
2015/12/31
3rd

Nanotechnology published patent applications in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.

Abbreviation:

Published Nanopatent applications (USPTO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
1,715
Patent
2023/12/31
2nd

Published patent applications in EPO

The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) in EPO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Abbreviation:

Published patent applications (EPO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
10,842
Patent
2023/12/31
5th

Published patent applications in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Abbreviation:

Published patent applications (USPTO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
35,786
Patent
2023/12/31
4th

Ratio of nanotechnology patents to nano-articles

Ratio of nanotechnology patents granted or published in USPTO and EPO per 100 ISI nano-articles published in the same year.

Abbreviation:

Nanopatents per 100 nano-articles
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
29.06
Patents per 100 articles
2023/12/31
6th

Share of nanotechnology patent applications to total patent applications

The indicator shows the share of nanotechnology published patent applications to total published patent applications registered in either USPTO or EPO.

Abbreviation:

Nanopatent applications to total patent applications
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
4.70
Percent
2023/12/31
34th

Share of nanotechnology patents to total patents

The indicator shows the share of nanotechnology patents to total patents registered either in USPTO or EPO.

Abbreviation:

Nanopatents to total patents
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
4.09
Percent
2023/12/31
26th

Total patents in EPO

The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in EPO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Abbreviation:

Patents (EPO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
5,627
Patent
2023/12/31
6th

Total patents in USPTO

The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Abbreviation:

Patents (USPTO)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
23,197
Patent
2023/12/31
4th

INDUSTRY

Time

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GDP per Capita (ppp)

This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population for the same year.

Abbreviation:

GDP per Capita (ppp)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
54,033
$
2024/04/30
31th

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

Abbreviation:

GDP
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
1,712,792.9
Million $
2024/04/30
14th

Gross domestic product (ppp)

The GDP derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a condition between countries where an amount of money has the same purchasing power in different countries.

Abbreviation:

GDP (ppp)
2023/01/01
2023/12/31
2,794,196.2
Million $
2023/12/31
14th

No. of (Energy/Environment) companies

NA

No. of (Process/Equipments) companies

The total number of times all records have been cited: This field displays the total number of citations to all of the nanotechnology-related articles in the set of search results.

Abbreviation:

Total citations
NA

No. of Nano-Bio companies

NA

No. of Nanodevices companies

Ratio of nanotechnology-related articles to country population (per million people)

Abbreviation:

Nano-articles per Million people
NA

No. of Nanomaterials companies

NA

Number of others companies related to nanotechnology

NA

Number of small & medium nanocompanies

Number of nanotechnology-related articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS)

Abbreviation:

Nano-articles
NA

Number of large nanocompanies

Number of total Web of Science (WoS) indexed articles.

Abbreviation:

Total articles
NA

Number of nanocompanies

NA

Number of nanoproducts

NA

Number of nanoproducts ( Detergents)

NA

Number of nanoproducts (Building Materials)

This field displays the h-index count and is based on a list of publications ranked in descending order by the Times Cited count. The h-index is the number of the item/publication in the h rank of the mentioned ranking that has at least "h" citations. For example, an h-index of 20 means 20 items have 20 citations or more. This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited.

Abbreviation:

h-Index of nano-articles
NA

Number of nanoproducts (Clothing)

This field displays the total number of citations to all results found in the results set minus any citation from articles in the set. For example, Smith A. has published seven articles that were cited a total of nine times. Two of these articles, however, have cited three of the articles in the results set. The Sum of Times Cited without Self-Citations is calculated at six. Times Cited Count = 9 Cited References = 3 (self-citations) Sum of Times Cited without Self-Citations = 6

Abbreviation:

Number of citations without self-citation
NA

Number of nanoproducts (Cosmetics & Toiletries)

Ratio of share of nano-articles of a country of total nano-articles to share of articles of the country of total articles in the same period

Abbreviation:

National priority in nanoscience
NA

Number of nanoproducts (Foods)

Number of citing articles written by authors from the same country of authors of the cited article (except of self-citations).

Abbreviation:

National citations
NA

Number of nanoproducts (Home Appliances)

NA

Number of nanoproducts (Kitchen Products)

Number of citing articles written by authors from countries other than those of authors of the cited article.

Abbreviation:

International citations
NA

Number of nanoproducts (Sporting Products)

NA

Number of nanoproducts (Toys)

NA

Number of national nanotechnology standards

Standard is a document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. National nanotechnology standard is a nanotechnology related standard that is adopted by a national standards body and made available to the public.

Abbreviation:

National nanotechnology standards
2021/01/01
2021/12/31
30
Standard
2024/11/27
22th

Number of others nanoproducts

Number of graduated PhD students whose thesis pertains to nanotechnology regardless of their academic major.

Abbreviation:

Number of graduated PhD students researching in nano-science and technology
NA

Number of VC in Nanotechnology

Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

Abbreviation:

GDP
NA

PRODUCTS

  • 402 PRODUCTS
  • 119 TYPES
  • 91 COMPANIES
Automotive
Construction
Cosmetics
Electronics
Environment
Food
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Medicine
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Petroleum
Printing
Renewable Energies
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UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH CENTERS

Show All

Name h-index Number of Articles

SNU (2018)

16 838

Sungkyunkwan University (2018)

14 730

KAIST (2018)

14 726

Korea University (2018)

15 714

Yonsei University (2018)

13 572

Kyung Hee University (2018)

15 492

UNIST (2018)

16 427

Pusan National University (2018)

11 413

KBSI (2018)

17 339

Yosu (2018)

11 317